澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-02-28

 Leading the news this morning.

 

Cyclone¹ Rusty² is continue to weaken as it makes its way inland across the east Pilbara in Western Australia, the communities of Marble Bar and Nullagine are on red alert, it's bringing gale³ force winds and heavy rain which is expected to cause widespread flooding across the region.

 

Large crowds have packed St.Peter Square to bid Pope Benedict to final farewell. There were large cheers as he was driven through the square in the Pope Mobile before taking the stage for his final address. Australia's most senior Catholic cardinal⁴ George Pell says the Pope will be remembered as a great theologian but a poor leader.

 

Eight people are recovering in hospital after a apartment balcony collapsed⁵ on Sydney's north shore. Police say 11 people were on the balcony when it gave way. They fell about 7 meters, five of the injured are believed to have serious but non life threatening injuries.

 

The operation's immigration spokesman Scott Morrison will tour the Manus Island detention⁶ center for the first today. The center reopened in November and can hold up to 600 asylum⁷ seekers. He says he wants to see first hand how the facility is progressing. Mr.Morrison has created a stir after suggesting residents being notified before asylum seekers are released into their communities.

 

Australian authorities have made their biggest ever seizure⁸ of the drug Ice, they say the 585 kilogram haul has an estimated street value of 438 million dollars. The operation involved officers from the Australian federal police, customs, New South Wales police and the Australian Crime Commission.

1 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

2 rusty   

adj.生锈的；锈色的；荒废了的

参考例句：

• The lock on the door is rusty and won't open.门上的锁锈住了。
• I haven't practiced my French for months and it's getting rusty.几个月不用，我的法语又荒疏了。

3 gale   

n.大风，强风，一阵闹声（尤指笑声等）

参考例句：

• We got our roof blown off in the gale last night.昨夜的大风把我们的房顶给掀掉了。
• According to the weather forecast,there will be a gale tomorrow.据气象台预报，明天有大风。

4 cardinal   

n.(天主教的)红衣主教；adj.首要的，基本的

参考例句：

• This is a matter of cardinal significance.这是非常重要的事。
• The Cardinal coloured with vexation. 红衣主教感到恼火，脸涨得通红。

5 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

6 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

7 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

8 seizure   

n.没收；占有；抵押

参考例句：

• The seizure of contraband is made by customs.那些走私品是被海关没收的。
• The courts ordered the seizure of all her property.法院下令查封她所有的财产。